...Religion in Academics To say the United States is a religious nation would be an understatement. About 90 percent of Americans claim to believe in God, and almost 80 percent say that religion in an important part of their lives. Seventy percent of Americans pray and 40 percent attend religious services and read the Bible each week (Nord 1). Religion is a significant factor in our everyday lives. Instead of trying to ignore the impact religion has made in the past and continues to make, we must strive to learn more about different religions and embrace the religions of our world. From the time this country was established on religious freedom, there has been a struggle with religion in academics. During colonial times, the schools were largely operated by churches. Prayer and religion were part of daily school life. This continued for many years. Once the immigrant population of the United States increased and made the country more diverse friction developed over prayers and readings from the King James Bible. In 1910, the Illinois Supreme Court banned in-class readings of the Bible in Chicago public schools. A little over 50 years later, two cases were heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. Parents claimed organized school prayer was violating their First Amendment protection against established religion. The courts ruled against organized prayer nationwide in public schools (Jurinski 6). Many people believe that any shape or form of religion is no longer allowed...
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...<University> | Negative Impact Of Tourism On ( Language ) , ( Religion ) And ( Customs And Tradition ) | | | | <Name> | | <Date> | | Introduction Tourism is unarguably one of the most dynamic and developing sectors earning a myriad of countries across the globe millions of dollars in different forms. A number of countries have benefited from infrastructural development, currency inflows, educational and management skills associated with tourism. Citizens from these countries have as well gained from various employment opportunities resulting from economic development of the regions visited by tourists. Some of the highly developed Western nations such as Switzerland, Italy, and Austria have attributed most of its economic and social welfare development to tourism. (Smith, 2006) Currently, it is approximated that tourism contributes to 10% of global income with at least 10% of the world workforce earning their daily bread from the sector. Viewed as ‘manna from heaven’ most analysts perceive tourisms as a way of balancing foreign trade and as a source of foreign exchange with minimal discussion on the negative challenges it’s associated with. The discussion in this paper will mainly focus on the negative challenges of tourism with deep analysis on language, religion, customs and tradition, drawing examples from various countries known as tourist destinations across the globe. P.62 Discussion One of the strongest signs of negative impacts to...
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...As a child, I grew up in a religious Catholic environment, with my grandparents playing an active role in shaping my siblings and I’s religious views. From grade one to six, I attended catechism every Tuesday afternoon in order to complete my First Communion and Confirmation. In addition, my grandparents would teach me the common prayers such as the Our Father and the Hail Mary in English, French as well as Italian, the language I speak with them. They also taught me the fundamental pillars of the Catholic Church and we traveled to Italy a few summers ago together, where they showed my family and I the churches they would go to as well as the saints they venerated. Saints were important in my grandparents’ lives and I would get a phone call every time it was my “name day”, where Saint Sarah would be worshipped. As well, I learnt about the life and legacy of San Cataldo, as my grandmother said that when she was ill she prayed to him every single day, and...
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...past but it is success as a modern industrial city with institutions. Aurangabad the only tourist district of India having heritage monuments of Ajanta -Ellora, Daulatabad and Bibi-Ka-Maqbara the district is rich in monuments , historical and religious of National importance. AIM To design a space to preserve and encourage the tourism and proposed development alternatives with the approach of urban design guidelines. PROJECT...
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...1 Product Blitzmegaplex is serving a mix of a product and a services, we need to attract people and to make their visit to us a habit, the current satisfaction of customers is high because they get exactly what they need when they need it, although, the big deferent in ethnicities, believes and religions in Indonesia can affect the taste of consumers. We can make our product range wider by insuring more rooms that can project another kind of films that can serve the other group that share the same of cultures, ethnicities, believe or language aspects. Concentrating on each group needs and wants will insure their satisfaction and loyalty. Combining products and services together with special offers and special promotions will have a positive effect on loyal customers. Blitzmegaplex can also produce a sub-brand in other smaller cities in the long term that can show the films that the public needs in that area, the big distance and the deferent multiple transport that is needed of a customer to come to our theater from a far city will limit the attraction to visit us, going to the customer in this situation and bringing the product to him will attract more customers and their loyalty. 2 Price Using the market penetration could be achieved buy the right pricing mix, geographical pricing can be used in Indonesia because of the huge amount of islands in Indonesia, some islands are more urbanized than other, other islands are more industrial and not to forget the islands...
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...Elements of Religious Traditions Paper Juanj Wu REL134 June 27, 2011 Michele Brewster Elements of Religious Traditions Paper When I was a little girl, my grandmother used to tell me how she survived from Japanese air raids by praying to the Buddhist mercy Goddess-Guang Yin. Then I went to school, I studied sciences, and was told that no supernatural power such as God or Goddess existed. I believe sciences, but whenever I feel vulnerable, Guang Yin appears in my mind. For years, I have the image of Guang Yin hanging in my car to keep me safe and sound. This is how religions, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and many other religions, affect me spiritually and people throughout the world. Religion is defined as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a super human agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs According to Molloy (2010), there are eight elements involved in religions: 1. The belief system or the worldview, which explain the universe and the human beings, 2. Community, the group of people who share the belief system, 3.Central myths, which are the stories that interpret the beliefs. 4. Ritual, the ceremonies express the beliefs. 5. Ethics, rules of human behavior. 6. Characteristic emotional experiences, the emotions related to religion. 7. Material expression, such as statues...
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...Religious Health Care YourFirstName YourLastName University title Religious healthcare Organization analysis NAME; COURSE: INSTITUTION: INSTRUCTOR: DATE: Religious Health Care The religious healthcare is an organization working in an areas where the population is 225, 000. Though it is a non-profit making organization, the major objective is to ensure that it provides high quality services t the people and community around it. In this regard therefore, my analyses will focus on providing areas that need to be improved to ensure that high quality services are offered to its target people. Whether, the health care organization makes profit or note, providing standardized services is of paramount importance. To ensure high quality services as a consultant, this paper will provide areas of improvement in the health care functions, the key performance dimensions and the performance measures of the organization could use in order to evaluate the nursing staff. Also, the paper will focus on steps needed to be taken in order better management of specific group of patients. The strategies implemented by an organization are important in ensuring high quality services in the market. To ensure sustainability in the market, the paper will also provide the various strategies that he organization can implement and then finalize by providing two major technology based data collection that are implementable. The paper will then conclude comprehensively stressing each important...
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...2.1 Introduction 2.1 Introduction As we all know Information Technology is now evolving to its next level, and that’s why the proponent aims to develop a system for the membership of Churches of Christ, the technology that can help them is a system for securing the information of the new member, and present members, it will also updates the information of the member in times needed. The member of Churches of Christ is growing rapidly and that’s why they need a system that will holds and secures the member information. The proposed system is a Membership Information system that will save and updates any single information of a member of Churches of Christ. This system have data requirements for this to have best result, it requires information such as the member’s data which is so much important. Churches of Christ is using traditional system in recording member’s information and it is so difficult to manage every data with this kind of system that’s why Churches of Christ needs to improve their way of managing and recording information of the present and incoming member. 2.2 System Description 2.2 System Description Membership in Churches of Christ in the selected local which is in Riverside Quezon City has traditionally been done on paper, processed by hand and response letters written from a template and that’s why secretaries in Churches of Christ works so hard in order to serve the current and incoming member of their local . As the researcher studied the...
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...Studying the world’s past and its living religious traditions is vital to understanding the history and nature of human beings… and helps us acquire the understanding necessary to live in a multicultural society. Evaluate the above statement, in relation to the living Religious Traditions Islam, based on your study of Islam, with your main focus on the knowledge gained in the HSC year. There are 5 major living religious traditions present today, each of these played a vital role in fulfilling humans desire to understand the meaning of their existence. In areas populated with a diversity of religions and cultures, gaining an understanding of the beliefs, traditions and practices of other living religious traditions can unite the different communities within a society. By studying the past and the nature of human beings, can allow for the stereotypical connections attached to a religion to be void. Allowing for a multicultural society to live in peace and harmony. An example of this is Islam, which has had a negative stereotype attached to the religion due to the actions of an extremist minority. Yet the Islamic faith rejects any conflict amongst people within society. Muslims are guided by the Five Pillars of Faith and look to multiple the ethical guidelines, and significant figures within the religion for guidance to keep them on a ‘straight path’. The five pillars of Islam define the basic identity of Muslims, their faith, belief and practices. The fifth pillar Hajj is...
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...connected together was because of their vivid colored attire, their physical similarities, and from the media portrayals. I did not hold many misconception of the religion because I assumed that it still had the same base as all religions. Most religion seem to base in some type of social obedience, a belief in a higher power, and says that they are seeking a eternal or world peace of some kind. As we all know the service and worship of God or the supernatural, commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance. The Hindu When I visited their temple it was a very unique experience, from the outside view their scenery was amazing. Upon entry through the gates the first sight will be the beautiful reflecting pool, next to a columned path that leads to the temple. The view of the outside alone gives a holy experience. The overly detailed engravings on walls on the outside of the building could keep onlookers captivated for hours. Once inside there is a very humble area where people place their belongings that leads to the marble floored alter room. This is the room that held most of the alters to their gods. In my opinion this was the best sight in the temple. They treat their gods to lavish gifts and also feed theirs shrines at specific times in the day. Every inch of this building had meaning. Stories from their religion were depicted through engravings; which covered every ceiling, column, and wall. Witnessing their worship is an interesting experience. It is completely...
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...(Rosengren 2012). While much has been learned about the techniques, materials, and artistic styles of the cave painters, the question of why these paintings were ever created in the first place still eludes us. For more than one hundred years, researchers have attempted to interpret and reinterpret the meaning behind these images depicted far beneath the earth’s surface. The most popularized line of thinking is that these caves are the official birthplace of art, and simply display man’s inherent desire to produce things of beauty. It has been assumed that game must have been plentiful during this period, allowing for an abundance of spare time. Coupled with man’s innate nature to create, cave art was therefore naturally born (Rosengren 2012). In the mid-twentieth century, French writer Georges Bataille was quite influential in espousing this popular belief that “the miracle of Lascaux” was a stupendous and epoch-defining expression that ultimately culminated in “the birth of art” (Cardinal 2004, p190). Yet, because we have very little information about Paleolithic society, our interpretations of these prehistoric images may be more a reflection of our current mode of thinking and popular beliefs rather than a true representation of ancient humans. In other words, a clear context in which to place our interpretations is lacking. As such, a multitude of other explanations for why these cave paintings were created have also been promoted (Rosengren 2012). In addition to the creation...
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...Filipinos not only gained more knowledge and information about the world at large; they also gained the desire for freedom and improvement in their lives. The Secularization Controversy Two kinds of priests served the Catholic Church in the Philippines. These were the regulars and the seculars. Regular priests belonged to religious orders. Their main task was to spread Christianity. Examples were the Franciscans, Recollects, Dominicans, and Augustinians. Secular priests did not belong to any religious order. They were trained specifically to run the parishes and were under the supervision of the bishops. Conflict began when the bishops insisted on visiting the parishes that were being run by regular priests. It was their duty, they argued, to check on the administration of these parishes. But the regular priests refused these visits, saying that they were not under the bishop’s jurisdiction. They threatened to abandon their parishes if the bishops persisted. In 1774, Archbishop Basilio Santa Justa decided to uphold the diocese’s authority over the parishes and accepted the resignations of the regular priests. He assigned secular priests to take their place. Since there were not enough...
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...My experience in Jaffna. - Sandarangi Perera. For three long decades Sri Lanka was torn apart by a malicious war between the country’s majority and minority. This war made the northern part of the country inaccessible to most of us; its citizens. I myself thought that the people, culture and beauty of Jaffna and its surrounding areas would forever remain a mystery to me. However once the war ended the north opened its doors for the rest of the island to come witness all it has to offer. Even with this great opportunity at my grasp, yet I was not capable of visiting northern Sri Lanka as I simply never had the chance to. Luckily this chance was given to my fellow college mates and me by our college, the chance to see and experience the post war north. After much planning, excitement and enthusiasm we set off to Jaffna hoping to gain new experiences, to learn new lessons and to make memories as young individuals aspiring to be future journalists. Our purpose of going to Jaffna was to collect information that was needed to write the stories that each of us were assigned. The general topic assigned to the particular group that I belonged to was “agriculture”, and we were given the full freedom to choose a story we preferred under that wide topic. The task was to choose a story which has a news value. I instantly decided on writing my story about the grape cultivation in Jaffna, considering my love for the fruit and my curiosity about the process of its cultivation. On my first...
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...Religion and Culture Final Exam Hinduism, Islam (mainstream and Sufism) and Sikhism are complex and fascinating with its diverse culture and rich history. Although all have individual beliefs and practices, the way they all engage with their community hold some similarities. These faiths all have some type of worship and have some form of hospitality that they carry through their community and is dictated by their beliefs. From an outsider’s point of view, Hindus are seen as those in India who worship many gods in the form of idols and wear colorful clothing. After visiting a Hindu temple, I view them as an open and welcoming community who value the Hindu traditions and practices, and the act of charity and hospitality. To Hindus, their temples are open to anyone who wants to visit. They hold many things, acts, and behaviors sacred as they perform devotional rituals in the temple. Hindus often participate in worship and charity-giving to engage those within and outside the Hindu community. The most common worship ritual is puja. In puja, the devotees and the priest gather to give their offerings to the deities. Within puja, there is a series of devotional practices and behaviors when one engages in it. Darsan is the act of seeing and being seen by the deities. This is done with the use of murti, a material in which a deity is embodied in (Rodrigues, 227). To see and be seen by the sacred is to be in their presence of the divine and receive their blessings. This practice also...
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...other Articles of the UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) are protected to varying degrees – to not at all, depending on where you live, the level of democracy in your society, culture and lastly; external factors that dominate ordinary democratic processes and because of the forces applied by the geopolitical and economic forces of the day. The essay will show this by illustrating often controversial and disputed examples of violation on religious freedom in France, Saudi Arabia and Burma (Maynamar) and testing the principles of UDHR on those cases whilst also considering the socio-economic and political drivers. Simply defining human rights and its elements can be complex. This is shown in the minor disagreement between the drafters of the UDHR as described later below. This essay will also use the European Convention of Human Rights and UN Resolution 36/55 - UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief as a yard stick to also measure and show religious intolerance in the above cases. Drafting UDHR The end of the Second World War ushered in a period global self-reflection at the horror inflicted on millions of...
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